Mobile lift column cable suspension bracket and associated method
AssigneeARI Phoenix, Inc.
InventorGareth Y. Hudson
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Abstract
A cable can be suspended from a mobile lift column. A bracket may be used and include one or more hangers on which the cables extending between the individual mobile lift columns may be suspended. In this way, the cables are elevated from the floor and work surface and no longer present a tripping hazard for personnel in the work area nor an obstacle over which equipment must roll during the servicing of the vehicle. Advantageously, the brackets may be individually mounted to each lift column as original equipment when the column is purchased or as a retrofit improvement to existing lift columns.
Claims9
A mobile lifting system comprising:
- a plurality of lift columns each adapted to support a portion of a vehicle off the ground;
- a cable extending between and among the plurality of lift columns, the cable being adapted for transmitting electrical signals to and between the plurality of lift columns to synchronize a lifting operation of the plurality of lift columns;
- and
- a plurality of hangers each mounted to an upper end of one of the lift columns and the cable being frictionally suspended on the hangers and extending between adjacent ones of the plurality of lift columns and off the ground;
- wherein each of the plurality of hangers is selectively mounted to one of the lift columns.
A plurality of hangers each for use on one of a plurality of mobile lift columns adapted to support a portion of a vehicle off the ground, a cable being supported by adjacent ones of the plurality of hangers off the ground for carrying electrical signals for communication with other mobile lift columns to synchronize a lifting operation of the mobile lift column, each of the plurality of hangers comprising:
- a mount for selectively mounting the hanger to an upper end of the associated mobile lift column;
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- a frictionally engaging surface for receiving the cable and suspending the cable off the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.